Design for User Experience (UX) Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

The online Graduate Certificate in Design for User Experience (UX) is designed for professionals seeking to advance their UX knowledge. The program focuses on front-end design and production, emphasizing UX concepts and practices. Students complete 12 units of coursework and create portfolio projects demonstrating their technical and aesthetic design skills. The certificate prepares graduates for high-demand positions in UX and UI design.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The online Graduate Certificate in Design for User Experience (UX) is a 100% online program designed for professionals, artists, and educators seeking to advance their user experience (UX) design knowledge and skills. The program focuses on front-end design and production of websites and interactive media, emphasizing user experience and user interface concepts, theories, and practices within the applied context of website and interactive design.

Careers:

The program prepares students for high-demand positions in the field of user experience (UX) design and user interface (UI) design.

Other:

• The certificate includes 12 units of graduate course work.
• Students create 3-5 portfolio projects per course demonstrating their technical and aesthetic design skills.
• All certificate courses are recognized as meeting Quality Matters™ review standards.
• Students can apply their coursework to one of TU’s graduate programs such as Studio Art M.F.A., Art Education M.Ed.
or the Art History Concentration, Professional Studies M.A.
• The program is entirely online without required campus visits.
• Courses accommodate working professionals.
• It is a part-time program, allowing students to take one or two classes at a time.
• Admissions are available in the fall and spring.
• Towson University graduate students may earn the Design for User Experience (UX) graduate certificate on its own or in combination with a Masters or Doctoral program with approval of their Graduate Program Director.
TU graduate students may also take the courses as electives if approved by their Graduate Program Directors.
• All Design for UX courses are 100% online and asynchronous.